Can't believe its a year ago.

Dear old Jodie, passed on a year ago this week, nearly 16 years old..She was a real laid back lurcher, Sweet little thing, still missed.

'The Skinny Latte Cow'

© Al Hayball 2010
The most innocent member of the alan hayball cow family,'the skinny latte cow, producing various trendy coffee types. Perhaps would go well with the american blues cow? ...."you looking at me?" - Cow Paccino.
See: ahayball.co.uk

'Tansy' the border terrier

'Tansy' is a border terrier, head and shoulders portrait, painted here in a mixed medium of watercolour and inks.
Commissions undertaken, see ahayball.co.uk website.

The 'Whiplington' sister and brotherhood album

This is 'Hector'- the only boy in the family with 8 sisters!

Esme, from Devon- out of dodgewells

'Tilly'
Thought I'd create an album for all members of the whiplington sisters and brotherhood. Any new members welcome...just have to be shaggy and whiplington like!
(BUT...Where's 'Hector'?, the only 'dog' in Matilda's litter of 9. Come on Hector lets have a photo!)


Finn

Bellatrix

Macy

Matilda

Roobarb

Willow

Tilly 8 months old

Mustard on the decks

New limited edition cow print available

I painted this as a commission for a customer called Glen Colman, who is himself a DJ specialising in playing regae music..So it all fits! lol

This is a cow that resides most of the year in the Caribean,
feeding on mainly Curry chicken, loves regae music,
visits the UK to 'mix it up' in the clubs and is,
as you can see,... mustard on the decks!

link to:
Al hayball's website


'Mustard on the decks' by al hayball © al hayball

Matilda's sister

This is Roobarb Whiplington, Matilda's sister..great with cats by the look of it!

Bed-time for Tilly and friend

Mapledurham Royal County Game fair -

Nice comparison shot...pure bedlington with till the beddy/whippet!


Matilda got reserve in the 6 - 12 month rough coated lurcher puppy group!


(him on the right won the lurcher group overall..so was beaten by the best...but he did turn up after till had started to be judged...mmm.. should have been a stewards inquiry! lol


'Give me that Rosette!'

Pics from Rosie's birthday

A great day! Matilda and I enjoyed it very much...

A funny thing happened to me on the way to a craft show...

I hadn't been drinking, because I was about to drive to Parham park..just take the dog for a walk first down by the river before the long trip, I thought..I couldn't quite believe my eyes!...is this a new undiscovered species? ..in the words of my BLOG "whats happening!!"



' HELLO! '

Parham Park

A customer, ( Dawn Gracie ) took some photos at Parham park at the weekend of Tilly and myself whilst caricaturing young Oscar.
If we look a bit bedraggled its cos the temperature of the marquees was extremely high!
These are great photos though! Thanks.

Tilly meets her match

This looks fierce, but they were only playing!..HONESTLY!
-see the video below.


NOTE, difference in head size!


Tired now...

VERY tired!

Hey!! whys my head not as big as yours!??


Tilly meets her match...in the form of 'Tinder', a Deerhound lurcher at the Chilterns show.
They played together for ages, and it was amazing hour gentle Tinder was for such a big dog, (but you wouldn't want to get in her way when she is running though,...full pelt, its best to hide behind someone when they are coming at you!)

PARHAM park next!
PARHAM PARK THIS FRI<>

Drippin' wet Matilda Whiplington

Tilly the bedlington x whippet, jumped in the river today, chasing 'Alfie' a huge wolfhound lurcher down at Iford meadows.
...dripping wet she looks more lke a whippet, ...spindle's for legs, velcro for fur and a mouth that hoover's up bottle tops and any other little plastic item she can find! At least her sharp spikey baby teeth have almost gone now. Can't believe she'll be 6 months old this thursday!